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City life
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
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Courts
Teen allegedly breached ‘harsh’ bail conditions over Burwood hit-run within 48 hours
And in a separate case in the children’s court on Wednesday, another teenager, aged 15, had his bail revoked after an alleged two-year crime spree.
- by Erin Pearson
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Crime
Boy charged over driver’s death in Burwood arrested after allegedly breaching bail
On Tuesday night, Victoria Police said they were searching for a 17-year-old boy involved in the fatal crash in Burwood on July 2.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Erin Pearson
Girls arrested, males flee scene after ‘cowardly’ fatal crash in Melbourne’s east
Two 15-year-old girls have been arrested and up to four young men are on the run after the alleged stolen car they were travelling in crashed into another vehicle.
- by Holly Hales
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Private schools
Jewish school confident of move to Caulfield Hospital site
The school transports about 1000 students from Caulfield to Burwood each day and has called the hospital’s use of the Caulfield site a waste of valuable land.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
‘Unacceptable’ pro-Palestine protesters ordered off Deakin campus
Despite the order, protesters at the Burwood encampment have refused to budge, arguing that their small protest is lawful.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Paul Sakkal
City life
City life
Burwood was ‘the bush’. Now it’s a university hub with towers to come
It was once conservative, culturally homogenous and rough in parts. These days it’s young, ethnically diverse and dominated by a university.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Couple falls in love with award-winning $2.06m mid-century home
The winners of a hot auction are upgrading from their first home to a spacious five-bedder that has stood the test of time.
- by Sarah Webb
‘Unconscionable’: Councils fear government rail loop land grab
Councillors in Melbourne’s east and south-east are wary about letting the state government seize planning control of prime real estate near Suburban Rail Link stations.
- by Timna Jacks
'Ruin your lives': Melbourne man on 19 charges for child abuse material
A 23-year-old Sri Lankan man in Melbourne allegedly set up a fake social media profile to get child abuse material from girls aged between 12 and 14.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Belt and Road
Andrews government used China deal to target Liberal seats
The Victorian government's China relationship was a potent weapon against Liberals in three swing seats, says a senior Labor operative.
- by Noel Towell
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